Awakening the Mind: Basic Buddhist Meditations.

Boston, MA Wisdom , 1995. Paperback Second Edition (1995), Revised & Enlarged. First published in 1987 under a different title. Second Edition (1995), Revised & Enlarged. Fine in Wraps: flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome, like-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing no flaws. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.25 x 5.4 x 0.75 inches). 263 pages. Language: English. Weight: 11.5 ounces. Second Edition, Revised & Enlarged. First published in 1987 under a different title. Trade Paperback. This book presents the classical curriculum for Buddhist meditators of the Gelugpa Scool of Tibetan Buddhism. I have studied for several years with a Lharampa Geshe of this same school, and found that this book followed not only the same subject matter which my teacher was giving to me in the traditional oral teaching method, but was presented in the same sequence as well. Even more surprising, the author in many cases used the exact phrasing and the same analogies as my teacher. I think that this must not only be a testament to the superior educational experience inside of the Gelugpa monasteries, but also to the impeccable quality of this particular author and his exposition of the material. As a Buddhist practitioner, meditator, and student of the Gelugpa school of thought, I must highly recommend this book. As an aside, several of my non-Buddhist friends have read this book also and all have been very excited about the "accessibility" of its' approach to meditation in general.